Surveys Graham's dances in full color digital photography. This book also features personal interviews with Graham interpreters, who reflect on their own lives, the meaning each dance has for them personally, and the Graham technique in frank and touching style. It considers the narrative, dramatic, and philosophical base for each dance.

Drawing on essays, poetry, and excerpts from Graham's own notebook, "Acts of Light" considers the narrative, dramatic, and philosophical base for each dance, and offers reflections on its contemporary relevance for today's audience. Appealing to dance historians, professional dancers, students of dance, and those with interests in the performing arts, this book provides an insightful appreciation of the living influence of Graham as a 20th-century icon.